The Science of Reading
Does reading really matter that much now that we’re in the digital age? Yes! In fact, in the digital age,…
Category: Teaching Reading
My students complain that reading texts are too long and difficult to deal with… What should I do?
Text by: Dimitris Primalis Whether you teach a traditional EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class, or a class…
Reading: Wherein L2 Vocabulary belongs
Text by: Marina Siskou A rarely defied teaching practice is the random introduction of the target language vocabulary…
Lack of vocabulary=lack of extensive reading
The approach to building basic vocabulary involves identification of the most basic vocabulary, the benefits of extensive reading, the strengths…
Reading Comprehension
Unlike listening comprehension, reading comprehension is not something for which our brains have evolved. Whereas oral comprehension seems to…
Developing Reading and Listening skills
Listening is receiving language through the ears. It involves identifying the sounds of speech and processing them into words and…
Reading in EFL Reality
Thankfully for the human brain and its workings, all four fundamental skills of English Language Learning are inescapably interconnected.…
Reading motivation? I dare you to read the whole piece and other stories…
Do something for me if you will. Google the word “brain”. The first result you get is the link to…
From Reading to Creative Writing
When discussing about writing, it is useful to consider some fallacies that have dominated EFL teaching in the last…
Reading: the taboo language skill
I think I can read your mind as you are reading the title of the article. “Reading? Why taboo? Who…